Eggciting fun for all the family!!Easter eggs, face painting, balloon modelling, glitter tattoos, drawing competitions and loads more! Free fun for all of the family at the Bush Inn10am to 12noon on Easter Saturday, 4 April

The next Village Hall Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, 22 April 2015. If you have any matters you'd like to raise, please send an email,
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, or contact the Chair, Carolyn Lyons, on 774890.

Whilst exploring the rich social tapestry of St Hilary we have come across quite a bit of information about the Bush Inn.

The current tenants, Liz and Andy, have run the Bush since 2010 . They took over a newly renovated building as it had been destroyed by fire in 2009. However, through various documents we have found and conversations with villagers we can track back the history of our historic inn to previous owners and tenants (and its locals!).

This is the remarkable and memorable story of the wide range of activities and events that the villagers held in 1990 to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the church. Click on the read more link below for the (very) full story.

Here is the 3rd in Monica's archive of villagers' memories of the village - see below for Mary and Ralph and Sian's stories.

Graham and Rae Kitchen moved to the village 47 years ago from Cardiff. Rae is originally from Cardiff and Graham is from Bolton. As a chartered civil engineer, Graham worked for the Glamorgan River Authority. Before moving to the Old Post Office, they built and developed several of the houses in the village - and they frequented The Bush. Click on the read more button below to read their full story.

For readers who are unable to get to the library to choose their books and don’t have anyone to come to the library for them the Vale Libraries have a Free Home Library Service, delivered by volunteers who bring a big bag of books or talking books chosen from the stock at their nearest library. Readers are generally visited once a month and can be issued with up to ten items which are stamped for four weeks. Books can also be reserved online.Please contact Andrea Griffiths, Community Outreach Officer on 01446 725381 or
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The Bush Inn Cycle Team rolls out for a testing ride most Saturdays at 7.30am and for a more gentle ride on Sundays at 9am. There's also occasional sportives... and the odd pint or two! New members of all grades are always welcome. For more information pop into the Bush and ask for Andy or
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or follow on Twitter @bushinncycle.

There are just a few copies left of Hilary Thomas' book - St Hilary - A History of the Place and its People. The cost is £5 (£10 inc p&p). Please email if you would like a copy of this historic book:
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We are pleased (and slightly relieved!) to announce the 9th (and final) walking guide - St Hilary South - which is a circular 11.1 miles, 4.2 hours walk from the village to Llanblethian, Llandough, St Mary Church, Flemingstone and Llanbethery.

Click here to download the guide as a pdf and click on the read more link below to access details of all 9 walks.

We have always known that St Hilary is a great place - but now it's fact.

According to the Times, St Hilary is the best village to live in the UK, number 5 in the best places to live in the UK and the best in Wales. (Though the paper seems to have missed a zero off the average house price.)

Mary Lewis is hoping that someone who is handy with carpentry can assist her request for a new box for holding the newspapers when delivered to the Lych Gate. She is prepared to pay for the materials herself.

If anyone can help please contact Mary: 773199 or
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Lynn and Bruce Rankine are looking for donations of good quality household items and furniture for the Storehouse project, which is run by Cardiff Vineyard Church - providing household items and furniture free of charge to people to needy people in Cardiff. Please contact Lynn or Bruce on 01446 775717 if you have items which you think might be suitable or would like further information about the project. Donations will be collected. Click on this link for details of the Storehouse Project and the read more link below for details of what they can collect.

An interesting document emerged from the Village Memories day held in the Village Hall on 4 November. Between 2002 and 2007, the Vale Council prepared an inventory of local treasures (buildings not artefacts!). Most of the Llanfair treasures were in St Hilary. If you click on this link you can access a short version on this web site. To reduce the file size we have taken out the treasures from other villages and some background information. If you would like to see the full version, please click here to access the document on the Vale Council website (c5mb).

In Caroline’s story she mentions Wendy Cottage and, initially, we were at a loss which house she is referring to.

However, the mystery has been solved. At the tea and cakes afternoon on 4 November 2014, Bill Strong informed us that his house (Ochiltree) used to be called Wendy Cottage and he shared a letter with us that had been sent to the Western Mail. Click on read more below for the letter.

There is an informal Cutting Edge fabric painting day in the Village Hall on the 1st Thursday of every month, between 10am and 4pm.

You are welcome to bring your fabric dyes, acrylic inks, crayons, stencils, screens, to experiment, or, if you have a piece of work in mind that you want to get started on, this is your opportunity!

The cost is £5 which covers the room hire, tea, coffee and biscuits. You will need to bring your own lunch.

To book a place email
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